Never leave Grandpa alone with the kids.
Posted on 10/23/2006 5:57:07 AM PDT by ShadowDancer
Police: 6-Year-Old Hangs Self From Doorknob
Family Lost Two Other Children Already
POSTED: 6:58 am EDT October 23, 2006
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A 6-year-old boy may have been trying to imitate wrestling moves when he hanged himself from a bedroom doorknob.
A family friend, the Rev. Jimmie Joe Smiley, said Kareem Pendergraph loved to watch wrestling on television.
"That's the only thing they could think of that happened," Smiley told the Syracuse Post Standard.
Kareem's death is particularly tragic for the Syracuse, N.Y., family. Police said the family lost a 7-month-old child from sudden infant death syndrome in 2003 and an 11-month-old child died of pneumonia in 1998.
Police said Kareem's death appears to be accidental, but that it still is under investigation.
The boy lived with his grandparents. The family friend said Kareem was alone with his grandfather when the accident took place. The boy had asked if he could watch a professional wrestling show on TV and went upstairs to play.
He was discovered hanging from a belt when his grandmother and uncle came home later that night, police said.
Smiley said the family is devastated by its series of losses.
"When I saw the grandfather this morning, he just fell into my arms. He said, 'Why is this happening?' " Smiley said.
The Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office is expected to perform an autopsy Monday.
Smiley said the boy's mother, Ciana Graham, was devastated by the loss of a third child.
"This is just a tragedy. We just don't understand. Sometimes it seems that it's unjust and unfair. But God saw them through the past two," Smiley told the paper. "We all are in shock and reeling. But I tell you one thing. They were a loving family. They took extremely good care of them. They really loved that boy."
He went on to say that there was no abuse in the household.
"These are just tragic incidents that have taken place. Only God knows why. I wouldn't even try to explain why. It's in the hands of God," Smiley said.
The boy's father, Kareem Pendergraph, has been in state prison since Sept. 11 for a parole violation.
Sounds shady to me.
As it did to me.
hmmmmmm.........sounds a little fishy..........maybe not..........
Once I read "sudden infant death syndrome", a flag went up.
What did they do to the child?
Never leave Grandpa alone with the kids.
Oh, yeah .... I've seen the old "Hang myself from the doorknob" move all the time on WWF.
This is the third child they lost?
Wow.
Can't help but be suspicious.
I don't think that's very fair. My ex-wife's family lost 3 children as well. Rare as it may be, it does happen.
Most doorknobs are less than 3 feet off the floor. Most 6 year olds are 45 inches tall. That's a bit of a feat to hang oneself from a height shorter than yourself. Throw in 3 other siblings having died and one has cause to wonder.
Ditto that !!!!
Three children? Sounds more like child neglect.
"Use the pillow on him Hulk Hogan!!"
What a nonfunctional gaggle of people breeding children. 3 dead to one woman??? This deserves some serious attention.
"The boy's father, Kareem Pendergraph, has been in state prison since Sept. 11 for a parole violation."
hmmmmm ....
Three children?????
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-99481934.html
Children, now deceased:
Kareem,
Kaireem and
Kareemah
When wrestling is on tv, it is quickly turned off. All my son really cares to watch is Football.
Good boy, my son. ;)
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